Thursday, January 30, 2025

The Great Cloud of Witnesses

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St. Martina of Rome

St. Martina of Rome (d. 228 A.D.) was born to a noble Roman family and orphaned at a young age. She was zealous in the practice her faith, remained a virgin, and, in preparation for the Christian persecutions sweeping the city, gave much of her inheritance to the poor. She was martyred for the faith under Roman Emperor Alexander Severus. According to the accounts of her martyrdom, she was...
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